About two-thirds of the 189 survey respondents said their rent has increased over the past 12 months, and 15 percent said their rent has gone up more than 10 percent – the ceiling typically recommended by Alameda’s Rent Review Advisory Committee, which offers non-binding mediation for rent disputes.

Even people whose rent hasn’t been increased said they fear they could see their rents escalate beyond what they can afford to pay, comments offered by survey participants show.

More than half of Alameda’s residents rent their homes, United States Census data show.